İzmir Culture and Arts Factory

Izmir Culture and Arts Factory is a culture and arts center located in the Konak district of Izmir.

Between 1884 and 2004 the site was used as the Tekel Factory; in order to make it available for public use, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism started works in 2021. In 2022 restoration and renovation works were also carried out. On 29 April 2023 the complex was inaugurated.

The campus houses the Izmir Museum of Painting and Sculpture, the Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, the Atatürk Special Library, the Alsancak Public Library, and the Turkish World Music Special Library.

Key facts

Type: cultural center, factory, library, museum
Built: 1884
Significant event: redevelopment
Area: 17,000 m²
Located in: Aegean Region

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 38.436250, 27.148194Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page is translated from: İzmir Kültür Sanat Fabrikası (tr.wikipedia.org), as of 15 February 2026

Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.